{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-43-10-107","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 43-10-107","heading":"Label requirements - Vegetable seeds in containers of one pound or less","body":"Labels for vegetable seeds in containers of one (1) pound or less, including vegetable seeds in preplanted containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices, shall show the following information: (1) Name of kind and variety of seed. Hybrids shall be labeled as hybrids; (2) Lot number or other lot identification; (3) (A) Percentage germination and calendar month and year the test was completed, or year for which packed; provided, that the words \"Packed for\" precedes the year. However, no seed are to be offered or exposed for sale at retail outlets before the year for which packed; (B) Any seed offered or exposed for sale after the year for which packed, unless in hermetically sealed containers, must show a current germination test as required in § 43-10-109(1)(B) . The person in possession of such seed will be responsible for securing a new germination test; (4) Name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, offers, or exposes the seed for sale within this state; (5) For seeds that germinate less than the standards last established by the commissioner under this part: (A) The percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed; (B) The percentage of hard seed, if present; (C) The calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentage; (D) In addition to the individual percentage statement of germination and hard seed, the total percentage of germination and hard seed may be stated, if desired; and (E) The words \"Below Standard\" in not less than eight (8) point type; and (6) For seeds in a germination medium, mat, tape, or other device in such a way as to make it difficult to determine the quantity of seed without removing the seeds from the medium, mat, tape, or device, a statement to indicate the minimum number of seeds in the container. Acts 1986, ch. 660, § 8.\nLabels for vegetable seeds in containers of one (1) pound or less, including vegetable seeds in preplanted containers, mats, tapes, or other planting devices, shall show the following information:\n(1) Name of kind and variety of seed. Hybrids shall be labeled as hybrids;\n(2) Lot number or other lot identification;\n(3) (A) Percentage germination and calendar month and year the test was completed, or year for which packed; provided, that the words \"Packed for\" precedes the year. However, no seed are to be offered or exposed for sale at retail outlets before the year for which packed; (B) Any seed offered or exposed for sale after the year for which packed, unless in hermetically sealed containers, must show a current germination test as required in § 43-10-109(1)(B) . The person in possession of such seed will be responsible for securing a new germination test;\n(A) Percentage germination and calendar month and year the test was completed, or year for which packed; provided, that the words \"Packed for\" precedes the year. However, no seed are to be offered or exposed for sale at retail outlets before the year for which packed;\n(B) Any seed offered or exposed for sale after the year for which packed, unless in hermetically sealed containers, must show a current germination test as required in § 43-10-109(1)(B) . The person in possession of such seed will be responsible for securing a new germination test;\n(4) Name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, offers, or exposes the seed for sale within this state;\nseed offered or exposed for sale after the year for which packed, unless in hermetically sealed containers, must show a current germination test as required in § 43-10-109(1)(B) . The person in possession of such seed will be responsible for securing a new germination test;\n(4) Name and address of the person who labeled the seed or who sells, offers, or exposes the seed for sale within this state;\n(5) For seeds that germinate less than the standards last established by the commissioner under this part: (A) The percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed; (B) The percentage of hard seed, if present; (C) The calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentage; (D) In addition to the individual percentage statement of germination and hard seed, the total percentage of germination and hard seed may be stated, if desired; and (E) The words \"Below Standard\" in not less than eight (8) point type; and\n(A) The percentage of germination, exclusive of hard seed;\n(B) The percentage of hard seed, if present;\n(C) The calendar month and year the test was completed to determine such percentage;\n(D) In addition to the individual percentage statement of germination and hard seed, the total percentage of germination and hard seed may be stated, if desired; and\n(E) The words \"Below Standard\" in not less than eight (8) point type; and\n(6) For seeds in a germination medium, mat, tape, or other device in such a way as to make it difficult to determine the quantity of seed without removing the seeds from the medium, mat, tape, or device, a statement to indicate the minimum number of seeds in the container.","path":["TN Code","Title 43","Chapter 10"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"fd145220cceeaababd06bd91dfdcd2ac05383c1b88ff3e9be92855abd24e5eb3","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-43-10-106","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-43-10-108"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. 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